ASK
Only three days after Gordon and Arthur bought the house, they were wishing they had a landlord, because the kitchen sink was clogged. In fact, it was clogged almost all the way to the top. Of course, neither of them wanted to fix it, so whenever they needed water, they would glance at that dark black who-knows-what in the drain and then use the bathroom sink instead. After eight days had passed and the sink hadn't managed to unclog itself, the housemates finally decided to work on it together.
Well, they tried everything they could think of, but nothing worked. They couldn't even say that they had made any progress. That black thing refused to move or break. After struggling with it for more than an hour, Gordon and Arthur decided to go to sleep.
The next morning, Arthur awoke to hear Gordan shouting. He got up and found Gordon in the kitchen jumping excitedly. "What's going on?" he asked. "Look!" Gordon shouted, pointing at the sink. Gordon had left the water running, and it was going straight down the drain. The clog was completely gone. It looked as if the sink had never been clogged at all.
"Wow!" shouted Arthur, "That's awesome! I guess we must have loosened it or something last night, and then gravity did the rest while we were sleeping."
Gordon stopped jumping and looked at his housemate. "You don't think that God did this?"
"Oh, give me a break," Arthur said. "Don't start with that God crap again. No, I don't think God did this. We did it, with some help from gravity."
Only three days after Gordon and Arthur bought the house, they were wishing they had a landlord, because the kitchen sink was clogged. In fact, it was clogged almost all the way to the top. Of course, neither of them wanted to fix it, so whenever they needed water, they would glance at that dark black who-knows-what in the drain and then use the bathroom sink instead. After eight days had passed and the sink hadn't managed to unclog itself, the housemates finally decided to work on it together.
Well, they tried everything they could think of, but nothing worked. They couldn't even say that they had made any progress. That black thing refused to move or break. After struggling with it for more than an hour, Gordon and Arthur decided to go to sleep.
"But first," said Gordon, "I'm going to ask God to fix it."
"Oh, give me a break," Arthur said. "Don't start with that God crap again." But Gordon dropped to his knees, closed his eyes, bowed his head, and began to pray.
"Oh God," he said, "You have shown people so many wonderous miracles throughout history. Nothing is too hard for You. You are worthy of all my praise. And I hope that the day will come when my friend Arthur will also give You his praise." Arthur snickered, but Gordon continued. "As You know, our sink is clogged, and we don't know what to do. So I humbly come before You, understanding that I am not worthy of Your consideration. In fact, You would be completely justified in taking away the life that You gave me. So I ask You to forgive me for all of my many transgressions against You. And, if You are willing, please fix our sink while we sleep tonight. I ask this in Your holy name. Amen."
The next morning, Arthur awoke to hear Gordan shouting. He got up and found Gordon in the kitchen jumping excitedly. "What's going on?" he asked. "Look!" Gordon shouted, pointing at the sink. Gordon had left the water running, and it was going straight down the drain. The clog was completely gone. It looked as if the sink had never been clogged at all.
"Wow," said Arthur, "Uh... I... hmm... Well, um... there must be some kind of reasonable explanation for this. I mean, like, maybe we loosened it or something last night, and then gravity did the rest while we were sleeping..."
Gordon stopped jumping and looked at his housemate. "You don't think that God did this?"
"Uh, well... I don't know."
And a seed had been planted.
This is why God wants us to ask Him for things. It gives Him the opportunity to demonstrate His power and receive glory.